Last Word - The Hollywood Novel and the Studio System

Zusatztext The Last Word is an absolute pleasure to read — well-written, well-researched, and illuminating. Justin Gautreau's readings of canonical and neglected works are smart and insightful. A truly splendid book! Informationen zum Autor Justin Gautreau is Lecturer for the Merritt Writing Program at the University of California, Merced, where he also teaches classes in film. His work has appeared in Genre and Adaptation. Klappentext The Last Word tells the story of a handful of insiders who used fiction as a way to expose the harsh realities behind the silver screen. Unauthorized and unfiltered, these works uncover a new history of Hollywood during the studio era. Zusammenfassung The Last Word tells the story of a handful of insiders who used fiction as a way to expose the harsh realities behind the silver screen. Unauthorized and unfiltered, these works uncover a new history of Hollywood during the studio era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 - Welcome, Will Hays!: Film Industry Scandal and the Rise of the Hollywood Novel Chapter 2 - Breaking the Silents: The Extra Girl and the Novel of Silent Hollywood Chapter 3 - Soundproofing Scandal: Soundstages, the Detective Novel, and Hollywood Boulevard Chapter 4 - Technicolor Consciousness: White History, Consumer Culture, and the Production Code Chapter 5 - "You befouled your own nest!": Film Noir and the Eclipse of the Hollywood Novel Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Justin Gautreau, Justin (Lecturer in the Merritt Writing Gautreau
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2020
• EAN: 9780190944568
• ISBN: 978-0-19-094456-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Films, cinema, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000